Concise Minutes - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 18 October 2018

Meeting time: 09.00 - 12.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5083


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mike Hedges AM (Chair)

Gareth Bennett AM

Andrew RT Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Dai Lloyd AM

Witnesses:

Steve Wilson, Welsh Water

Dr Chris Sherrington, Eunomia

Simon Hann, Eunomia

Imogen Napper, Plymouth University

David Jones, Just One Ocean

Committee Staff:

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

Apologies were received from Jayne Bryant AM and Joyce Watson AM.

 

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2       Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways:  evidence session three

The Committee took evidence from Steve Wilson to inform its inquiry.

 

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3       Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways:  evidence session four

The Committee took evidence from Simon Hann and Chris Sherrington to inform its inquiry.

 

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4       Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways:  evidence session five

The Committee took evidence from Imogen Napper and David Jones to inform its inquiry.

 

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Correspondence from the Chair of Petitions Committee - P-05-829 Ban Single Use Plastic Items in Wales

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair of Petitions Committee in relation to a number of petitions on banning the use of single plastic items.

 

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items seven and eight

The Committee resolved to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

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7       Inquiry into the impact of microplastic pollution in Welsh waterways: consideration of oral evidence received under items two, three and four

The Committee discussed the evidence received during evidence sessions 3, 4 and 5.

 

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8       Discussion of forward work programme

The Committee discussed and agreed its approach to consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Agriculture Bill.

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